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Bayou Bridges- Unit 6- Ch.1- European Exploration

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the skill or science of determining the route to a destination.

a)

hull

b)

navigation

c)

astrolabe

2.

This is a navigational tool used to determine the position of the sun, a star or another object in the sky.

a)

caravel

b)

hull

c)

astrolabe

3.

This is an economic system that aims to increase a country's wealth and power by controlling trade and people.

a)

economy

b)

mercantilism

c)

socialism

4.

This is a small, maneuverable sailing ship used by the Portuguese in the 15th century.

a)

caravel

b)

hull

c)

mutiny

5.

This is a device that uses a magnetic pointer to show direction.

a)

hull

b)

circumnavigate

c)

compass

6.

This is the sides and bottom of a boat.

a)

caravel

b)

hull

c)

navigate

7.

In 1453 CE, this group of people shut down Europe's access to the Silk Road.

a)

Portuguese

b)

Turks

c)

Spaniards

8.

When Europe's land route to the Silk Road was shut down they had to find an alternate route.

What route was it?

a)

air route

b)

sea route

9.

What effect did the Crusades have on the Europeans?

Select all that apply.

a)

Europeans were more curious of the outside world

b)

They were shocked by the high numbers of death

c)

They saw that the Islamic civilization was more advanced that what they were told

10.

Select all that apply:

What advancements helped the Europeans for better navigation and exploration?

a)

The printing press

b)

The magnetic compass

c)

The telescope

d)

The astrolabe

e)

Triangular Sails

11.

Select all that apply:

The Primary goals of the Portuguese explorers were

a)

securing access to wealth and trade

b)

spreading Christianity

c)

conquering Turkey

d)

expanding their land claims in Africa

12.

Why was Prince Henry of Portugal called "Henry the Navigator?"

Select all that apply.

a)

He went on multiple explorations to discover new lands.

b)

He founded a school to support education and encouraged developments in navigation

c)

He wanted to develop precise map making

d)

He wanted to improve ship building

e)

He wanted to develop new instruments

13.

Where did the Portuguese set up their trading posts?

Select all that apply.

a)

India

b)

Brazil

c)

east Coast of Africa

d)

East Indies

e)

Spice Islands

14.

This is a rebel against leaders, especially on a ship.

a)

hull

b)

opposition

c)

mutiny

15.

This means to give official approval.

a)

validate

b)

deny

16.

This is the practice of bringing people from a different country to control and settle an area that already has an Indigenous population.

a)

separation

b)

colonization

c)

colony

17.

Who funded Christopher Columbus' voyages?

a)

King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I

b)

King John I

c)

Henry the Navigator

18.

Select all that apply:

The Treaty of Tordesillas declared

a)

Spain claimed everything EAST of Cape Verde Islands and Portugal claimed everything WEST

b)

Spain claimed everything WEST of the Cape Verde Islands and Portugal claimed everything EAST

19.

Select all that apply:

Why was Spain successful in exploration of the Americas?

a)

Spain was able to claim the most land under the Treaty of Tordesillas

b)

Portugal was able to claim the most land under the Treaty of Tordesillas

c)

The Spanish explorer, Christopher Columbus, was the best known for exploration

20.

This means to travel completely around something especially by water.

a)

circling

b)

revolution

c)

circumnavigate

21.

The explorer Balboa explored the South Sea that is formally known as

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

22.

Magellan's main achievement was to

a)

sail around Africa to reach Asia

b)

circumnavigate the globe

23.

Select all that apply:

Why was Portugal successful in the exploration of the Americas?

a)

Portugal staked an early claim in the Treaty of Tordesillas

b)

Portugal claimed the most land in the Treaty of Tordesillas

c)

A Portuguese explorer, Magellan, sailed west to reach Asia, the original goal to circumnavigating the globe.

24.

According to Amerigo Vespucci's First Voyage in 1497, he did not see the Indigenous Peoples as his equals. How do we know?

Select all that apply.

a)

He stated that the Indigenous people were were like animals.

b)

He viewed them equally.

c)

He stated that they did not value gold and jewels as they did.

25.

Select all that apply:

Jacques Cartier was

a)

A French explorer looking for the Northwest passage to Asia

b)

He discovered the St. Lawrence River

c)

He discovered the Mississippi River

26.

Select all that apply:

Hernando de Soto was

a)

A Spanish explorer

b)

The first European to find the Mississippi River

c)

A French explorer

d)

He clashed with the Indigenous People and killed many of them with illness and diseases

27.

Select all that apply:

Henry Hudson was

a)

An England explorer looking for the Northwest passage to Asia

b)

A Spanish explorer

c)

he discovered present day New York City and named a river after him.